Felinae

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Felinae

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Subfamily Felinae

• Chinese Mountain Cat - Felis bietiJungle Cat -
  F. chausFeral Domestic Cat - F. catusSand Cat -
  F. margaritaBlack-footed Cat - F.
  nigripesEuropean Wild Cat - F.
  sylvestrisCaracal - Caracal caracalCanadian
  lynx - Lynx canadensisEuropean lynx - L.
  lynxSpanish lynx - L. pardinaBobcat - L.
  rufusBay Cat - Catopuma badiaTemminck's Golden
  Cat - C. temminckiJaguarondi - Herpailurus
  yagouarundiOcelot - Leopardus pardalis

Oncilla - L. tigrinaMargay - L. weidiiServal
- Leptailurus serval Iriomote Cat - Mayailurus
iriomotensisPampas Cat - Oncifelis colocolo
Geoffrey's Cat - O. geoffreyiKodkod or Huina -
O. guignaMountain Cat - Oreailurus
jacobitaPallas' Cat or Manul - Otocolobus
manulBengal Cat - Prionailurus
bengalensisFlat-headed Cat - P.
planticepsRusty-spotted Cat - P.
rubiginosusFishing Cat - P. viverrinusAfrican
Golden Cat - Profelis aurata Cougar - Puma
concolor
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Chinese Mountain Cat - Felis bieti

• Den kinesiske bjergkat er ca. på størrelse med
  en almindelig huskat.
• Den er gulligbrun med en lidt mørkere (sort)
  farve på ryggen. Dens pels er tyk og tæt.
  Trædepuderne er dækket af et tykt lag beskyttende
  lag hår, , men ikke så tyk og beskyttende som
  The Sand Cat.
• De har korte tufser på ørerne onkring 2 cm
  lange.
• De har også store hørekanaler i ørerne, hvilket
  tyder på, at de bruger hørersansen når de jager.
  Deres haler er med 3 4 ringe og en sort
  halespids.

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Jungle Cat - F. chaus

• The jungle cats in the northern parts of their
  range have a ground coloration of a
  greyish-brown, while those in the southern parts
  of their range are more yellowish red in color.
  Markings are restricted to the face and legs,
  which are faint brown stripes. Their ears are
  tipped with dark brown to black hair.

These cats were trained by the ancient Egyptians
to hunt water birds. Because of this and the
similarity of jungle cats to Abyssinians, it is
believed they played a part in the domestication
of the house cat.
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Andean Mountain Cat - Leopardus jacobitus
The Andean catis about the size of a domestic
house cat. It is a silvery grey in color, with an
ashy ticking on the back, and pale underparts. It
has spots that run in diagonal lines along its
body that are black on the legs, brown on the
body, and orange on the back. It has a very fine
hair on a very thick, soft coat that has long
hairs, some hairs up to 2 in (4 cm) in length.
The longest hairs are on the back. Its thick tail
is pale and marked with nine dark brown bands.
Its ears are a grey color.
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Black Footed Cat - Felis nigripes
The black-footed cat is among the smallest of the
Felids. The largest of them weighs 5 lb (2.3 kg),
with the males being approximately 31 larger
than the females. The name of these small felids
comes from the black markings on their paws and
the soles of their feet. Their fur is a yellowish
brown, with varying shades between individuals,
with black bars that extend across their
shoulders, legs, and on their short tail.
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Bobcat - Lynx rufusBobcats are closely related
to the lynx however, it is half the size of the
Canadian lynx. The bobcat can also be
distinguished from the lynx by the markings on
its tail whereas the lynx has a black tip to its
tail that goes completely around its tail, the
bobcat's had a white underside with the
coloration and markings on the top half. Bobcats
also lack the hair on the soles of their feet
that lynxes have. The tufts on the ends of their
ears tend to be smaller, and their ruff not as
prominent. They can be a reddish brown to a
light grey, with white underside and black spots
on the legs, and black markings on the face. They
have the distinctive ruff on the sides of their
head and black tufts on the tips of their ears.
Bobcats in the southern parts of their range tend
to have more vibrant markings than those further
north, and tend to be smaller. Both melanistic
(black) and leucistic (white) bobcats have been
reported, but the melanistic ones have only been
found in Florida. Like many species of wild
felids, the bobcat has black ears with one large
white spot in the middle of the back of each ear,
called eyespots. It serves to signal to other
felines the cat's mood the spots are clearly
present when the ears are laid backward so it may
signal aggression. It gets its name from its
short nubby tail. Bobcats from the northern
parts of their range tend to be larger on average
than those further south. Larger individuals also
tend to occur in open areas, wheras those from
forested areas are smaller. The largest bobcat on
record weighed 17.6 kg (38.8 lb).
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Bornean Bay Cat - Catopuma badia
They look like a smaller version of the Asian
golden cat. They come in two color types the
more common reddish brown type, and a grey type.
They have paler underparts, which have darker
spots on them. Pale lines mark their forehead and
cheeks. The ears are blackish brown in color. The
tail is brown with a white underside and tip,
with a black spot on the top of the tip. Its
teeth are unlike any other cat with its first
upper premolar being smaller and only having one
root in the gum, as opposed to the two in other
cats.
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Canadian Lynx - Lynx canadensis
This lynx is about half the size of the Eurasian
lynx. Like all other lynxes, they have huge ruffs
of hair projecting from the sides of their face,
black tufts of hair in the tips of their ears,
large paws, and a short stubby black tipped tail.
The reddish coat is tipped with white, which
gives the coat a "frosted" look. They usually do
not have any spotting on their coat, if they do
it is very faint. They have black ears with one
large white spot on the back of each ear. An
unusual color morph, called the "blue lynx", has
been observed, where the lynx is very pale to the
point of being almost white. Lynxes have
extremely long legs and wide feet. Their hind
legs are longer than their front legs.Lynxes
can easily be distinguished from bobcats by their
tails lynxes tails are tipped in black all
around the tail whereas bobcat's tails are solid
black on the top and white underneath. Lynxes
also have larger feet, a more prominent facial
ruff, longer legs, soles covered in hair, and the
ear tufts are longer. The word lynx comes from
the Greek word meaning "to shine".
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Caracal - Caracal caracal
The caracal resembles a lynx in that it has large
black ear tufts, which can be 2 inches long!
However, the caracal is smaller than the lynx.
They are colored like the North American mountain
lion (Puma concolor), with a short, dense,
reddish brown pelt, white underparts and around
their eyes and front of their muzzle, and black
markings on their muzzle, and a lack of specific
markings on the coat. Melanistic, or all-black,
caracals are not unheard of. A small percentage
of caracals in Israel are a greyish color. They
also have a longer tail than most of the Lynx
genus, and lack the large tufts of hair that
project from the sides of their face like other
lynxes. Their black ears have large white spots
in the middle of the back of each ear, called an
eyespot, which all cats have. It serves to signal
to other felines the cat's mood the spots are
clearly present when the ears are laid backward
so it may signal aggression. Their name is
derived from the Turkish word "karakal" which
means "black ears".    Their body and legs are
slender. Their hind legs are noticeably longer
than their front legs. Females are significantly
smaller than the males, which are around 25
larger on average than the females. The
subspecies from Turkmenestan has tufts of stiffer
hairs on its paws.
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Eurasian Lynx - Lynx lynx
The Eurasian lynx is about twice the size of the
North American lynx. They are usually yellowish
brown to a reddish grey, with black spots and
black markings on their face. The underbelly and
face is a lighter cream color. Like all lynx
species, they posess large ruffs of hair that
project horizontally from the sides of their
face, a short stubby tail with a black tip, and
long black tufts of hairs projecting from the
tips of their pointed ears. The backs of their
ears are black with one large white spot in the
middle of the back of each ear. The spotting in
their coat tends to be lighter in the winter and
in cats that live in cooler climates. Their spots
can vary as well, and four basic coat patterns
have been observed large spots, small spots,
small rosettes, and pale-spotted or "spotless"
lynx. Their large feet are protected with thick
fur to keep their feet warm as they walk on the
cold ground, as well as acting as snowshoes that
support the cat's weight in the snow. Sexual
dimorphism is pronounced, with the male being
significantly larger than the females. Lynxes
from the northern and eastern areas of their
range tend to be larger in overall size than
lynxes found in southern and western areas. Lynx
have 28 teeth.
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Colocolo Pampas Cat - Leopardus colocolo
Their face is broad and they have pointed ears.
Pampas cats have an incredible diversity in coat
coloration and markings, which lead some people
to want to classify them as three separate
species. One is a silvery grey in color, with
reddish bands running over its legs and body.
They can also be solid black. Some are solid red
with black bands on their legs, and some are a
lighter tannish color with spots on their back
and stripes on their legs. All color varieties
have long hair, and they have a small mane down
their back. Individual hairs can be up to 2.5
inches (7 cm) in length. They also have a bushy
tail. When the cat is frightened, the mane can
erect and the tail gets more bushy, making the
cat look bigger than it actually is. There is a
color difference throughout their range. Northern
subspecies have grey ears with a white spot on
the back, while those living farther south have
plain ears. Bars running from the corner of the
eyes to the ears is more pronounced in western
subspecies.
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Cougar - Puma concolor
The cougar is the largest North American feline.
Males are 40 larger than the females. They have
a heavy stocky build, thick limbs, and a long
thick tail. They are the only plain colored big
cat besides the lion, and their coat can range
from greyish-brown to reddish brown, with a white
underside and face. In the tropical areas, their
coat tends to take on a reddish hue, whereas in
the North, it tends to be more greyish. They have
black markings on the sides of their muzzle.
   Cougars are well adapted to life in uneven
terrain. They can leap up to 40 feet across the
ground. Their hind legs are proportionately
larger than their front legs, which makes it easy
for them to accomplish such long jumps. They also
possess large padded paws, which help them grasp
the rough terrain. Their canines, which are an
inch and a half long, help them grasp their prey.
Their long tail is used for balance while
pursuing their prey.
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Fishing Cat -Prionailurus viverrinus
They somewhat resemble the civet, which earned
them their species name, viverrina, which is
Latin for civet. They are very sturdily built
animals, very powerful and thick, strong looking
cats. They have a short broad muzzle with
virtually no stop (the point at which the nose
meets the forehead) very small rounded ears set
low on the sides of their head a rounded, almost
pit-bull like jawset very thick lower jaw and
rounded head and a thick neck. They have short
sturdy legs, a short stubby tail that is very
thick at the base, and their body is very heavy.
Their coloration is a greyish brown with black
bars running along their neck and face, and dark
brown spots in rows on their body. Like most
cats, they have eyespots on the back of their
ears, which are black ears with one large white
spot in the middle of the back of each ear. It
serves to signal to other felines the cat's
mood the spots are clearly present when the
ears are laid back- ward so it may signal
aggres-s ion. They have a webbing between the
toes of their front paws, and because of this,
their front claws cannot be fully sheathed and
so stick out all the time, which pro- bably aid
in catching fish
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Flat Headed Cat - Prionailurus planiceps
It has a broad, flat head with small ears set
very low on the sides of the skull, similar to
the Pallas' cat. They have very large eyes, very
small ears, short stumpy legs, and a short thick
tail. Its fur is very thick and soft, and is a
reddish brown in color, with a white underbody.
Brown spots fleck the flanks and belly. Two white
stripes run from the sides of the nose towards
the forehead. They cannot retract their claws all
the way like most other species of cats. They
have very unusual teeth in that all their teeth
are pointed, not just the canines.
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Geoffrey's Cat - Leopardus geoffroyi
The Geoffrey's cat's name comes from the French
naturalist Geoffrey St. Hilaire, who traveled in
South America in the early 1800s, and may have
discovered this cat. They are about the size of a
domestic cat. It has a golden yellow ground color
with black spots all over. They have black bars
on their face that run from the corner of their
eyes and mouth to their ears, and vertically on
its forehead. The semi-circular ears have a black
back with a white spot in the center, which all
cats have. It serves to signal to other felines
the cat's mood the spots are clearly present
when the ears are laid backward so it may signal
aggression. The tail has black bars on it. They
have rather large eyes in relation to their head
size, and they are set low on their face, forming
a wide "V" from one eye to the nose to the other
eye, unlike the rectangular "U" shape of other
cats, which makes their head look wider than it
is.
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Iberian Lynx - Lynx pardinus
The Iberian lynx is very similar in appearance to
the Eurasian lynx, except that it is about half
the size. The Iberian lynx tends to be lighter in
color and its spots are more noticeable. Like all
members of the lynx group, it posesses the ruffs
on the sides of its face, black ear tufts, a
short stubby black tipped tail, and wide feet.
Many people believe it to be just a subspecies of
Eurasian lynx, but they are half the size and
they are lighter in color with more prominent
markings.
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Iriomote Cat - Prionailurus iriomotensis
The Iriomote cat was first described in 1967 by
Dr. Imaizumi of the National Science Museum in
Tokyo. He believed it was a member of an extinct
line of cats with the genus Mayailurus. More
recently, it was suggested that it should be
grouped as a subspecies of leopard cat (Felis
bengalensis), because of the discovery of the
Tsushima cat, which inhabits the same area. The
Tsushima cat is being classified as a subspecies
of leopard cat. However, fossil remains that were
unearthed on nearby island Miyakojima suggested
that the Iriomote cat had been a separate species
for at least 2 million years. Further support for
the separate species classification comes from
Prof. Paul Leyhausen, who points out that though
its skull shares structural similarities with the
leopard cat, it also shares structural
similarities with other species like the marbled
cat and the golden cats.The Iriomote cat is
similar in size to a domestic house cat, but has
shorter legs and tail. Its coloration is dark
brown with rows of darker brown spots running
along its body. Often five to seven lines extend
across its body. The ears are small and rounded,
and have dark fur on the back with a white spot
in the center. This serves as a signal, when the
ears are laid flat the white spots show, which is
a dead giveaway from a distance that the cat is
mad, because mad cats flatten their ears. They
have a very thick, bushy tail with dark rings
banding it, and dark spots on its base.Unlike
most other cats, it cannot sheath its claws all
the way, which further distances it from the
leopard cat, which can sheath its claws. The
Iriomote cat's feet are slightly webbed as well,
similar to the fishing cat, who also cannot
sheath their claws all the way either. The
structures on the inside of its ears are small,
meaning it uses sight more than sound to capture
prey. They have a low build, which enables them
to move quickly through underbrush.
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Kodkod - Leopardus guigna
The kodkod is the smallest felid in the western
hemisphere. They are smaller than a houscat. The
ground color is a greyish brown, with dense black
spots all over. The spots often merge into
stripes, especially on its tail and back. They
have large claws and feet, which helps them to
climb. They tend to spend a lot of time in the
trees. They have eyespots on the backs of their
ears (black ears with a large white spot in the
centre.) Their tail is short and thick, and
ringed. Melanistic, or all black individuals, are
not uncommon.
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Leopard Cat - Prionailurus bengalensis
The leopard cat is approximately the size of a
domestic house cat, but with longer legs. The
ground color of this cat can range from a pale
yellow, to a golden yellow, to a reddish or
greyish yellow. They have many large, solid,
black spots and blotches covering their entire
body. The spots may form stripes on areas of the
neck and back. Their under belly and underside of
their face is white. They also have black ears
with one large white spot in the middle of the
back of each ear, which most cats have.
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Margay - Leopardus wiedii
These cats are similar to ocelots, but much
smaller. They have golden ground color, covered
in large spots. Their tail, which can be up to
70 of its total body length, is so long because
they are arboreal and use their long tail for
balance. Like most cat species, they have black
ears with large white spots on the back, which is
used for signaling mood. They have a short
rounded head with very large eyes. Margays in the
more mountainous areas of their range have darker
black markings. Unlike any other cat, they have
the ability to rotate their ankles around 180º
and climb down a tree head first, like a
squirrel. They are often confused with the
two similar species the oncilla and ocelot the
margay is midway between these two species in
size.
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Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis
The ocelot's ground coloration can range from
light yellow, to reddish grey, to gold, to a
greyish gold color. They have black markings --
spots, stripes along their sides and face, and
rosettes on their back. They have a white
underside and face, and their black ears have
large white spots on the back. Though they
resemble the margay, the ocelot is twice their
size.
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Oncilla - Leopardus tigrinus
The oncilla is very small the largest males not
exceeding 6 lb (2.8 kg). They are yellow ochre in
color, with black blotchy spots, a white
underside, and pale facial markings. There are
black rings on the tail. The backs of the ears
are black with a white spot. The fur is thick,
soft, short. Melanistic (all-black) cats are
common, comprising about 1/5 of the total oncilla
population. They are the smallest of the three
cats in the genus Leopardus, which includes the
ocelot and the margay.
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Pallas' Cat - Felis manul
The Pallas' cat is about the size of an average
housecat. Some say they resemble a long haired
grey-tabby persian cat, and were once believed to
be the ancestors of these cats, which is now
known to be false. They have a very short broad
head, with very small round ears set down on the
sides of the head, and large yellow eyes. Their
body is heavy and supported on stocky legs. Their
coat is the longest of any species of wild cat,
and is a greyish color, with white tips to the
hairs which creates a frosted appearance. They
have small black spots all over their body and
head, and two black bars on the sides of their
face.
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Pampas Cat - Leopardus pajeros
This species is relatively new, and not well
described. A taxonomic evaluation of 96 museum
specimens leads García-Perea (1994) to propose
that, given pronounced geographic differences,
the Colocolo Pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo) is
actually three species Leopardus pajeros, (high
Andes from Ecuador to Patagonia and throughout
Argentina) Leopardus braccatus (Brazil, Paraguay
and Uruguay) and Leopardus colocolo (Chile).
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Rusty Spotted Cat - Prionailurus rubignosus
The rusty spotted cat is one of the smallest cats
in the world, being about the size of a
black-footed cat. The rusty spotted cat is a
rusty colored cat with a pale underbelly and
white face markings around the eyes and on the
muzzle. They have dark brown spots on their back,
and rusty colored spots on their underparts. The
soles of their feet are black. They have a
rounded head with small ovular ears set obliquely
on the top of their head. Their eyes are huge in
comparison to their head-size. They have a long
body set on short legs and a very long, thick
tail.
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Sand Cat - Felis margarita
The sand cat is one of the smallest cat species.
They have a small, round body set on short legs.
The head is large and wide in proportion to their
body. Huge ears set low on either side of the
head. The dense, soft fur can be any color from
sandy to a light grey, with bands of dark brown
to black around its legs, dark bands coming from
the corner of each eye on the sides of its face,
and a white muzzle. The cat also has black tabby
markings on its face and body. Like many other
species of desert carnivores, the sand cat has a
layer of profuse hair covering the pads of their
feet to protect their pads from the searing hot
sands. In the Sahara, daytime sand surface
temperature can reach 124C (255F), which is
higher than the boiling point of water, and can
easily scald unprotected flesh. The claws of this
cat are dull, since they have nothing to sharpen
them against in the desert, and often will leave
marks in their tracks. In addition to having
oversized ears, the sand cat also has an enlarged
auditory bullae (inner ear), which contributes to
their keen sense of hearing needed to detect prey.
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Serval - Leptailurus serval
The serval is a very distinctive looking felid.
They have a relatively small head with huge
rounded ears. They have a very short tail, almost
like that of a lynx or bobcat. Their ground
coloration is yellow buff, with white underparts
and muzzle. The coat has black markings all over
which consist of bars on the chest and legs,
spots on the body, and tabby stripes on the face.
They have black ears with one large white spot in
the center, as like most other cats, which is
used for communication. Servals in the grasslands
have larger spots than those livening in the
forests. Melanistic (all-black) servals have been
known to exist, mostly in the Kilimanjaro and
Mount Kenya areas. They are most likely found in
theborders of rainforests, where theywould need
the darker coloring tocamouflage. White servals
havealso been observed, with photo-graphic
evidence. This color morphonly exists in
captivity, however.These servals are white or
creamycolored with normal and pale spots.